How does your country rank as a dictatorship?
Top 25 signs of a bad Dictatorship
Where does your country rank? Give a %.
1) Drives people from their homes
2) Citizens flee the country
3) Tests nuclear weapons
4) Practices Isolationism
5) Leadership trained by a family member
6) Highly centralized and paternalistic leadership
7) A council controls the decisions of the leadership
Suppresses freedom of expression
9) Homophobic tendencies
10) Torture
11) Forced labor
12) Detention of religious groups
13) Government corruption
14) Restricted Speech and Media
15) Forced religion through legislation
16) Blue laws used to incarcerate
17) Voter tampering
18) Closes small businesses through legislative means
19) Propaganda
20) Disappearance of people
21) Women’s rights abuses
22) Ostracizing
23) Greater control of military and intelligence
24) Conducts Assassinations
25) Freezes financial holdings of companies and individuals
26) Controls the markets of commerce and labor
Please list your country its ranking as a dictatorship.
This information was provided in Parade. This is a summary of characteristics listed. I have added a few.
http://www.parade.com/articles/editions/2007/edition_02-11-2007/Dictators
(My opinion of U.S.)
1.
Probably not on a regular basis, or at least aside from violations of the law.
2.
Not in droves.
3.
Don’t think it’s been done in decades.
4.
Whaddaya think?
5.
No
6.
Probably not too much
7.
Doubtful
8.
No
9.
Americans usually tend to be, but the national government… Debatable. State government varies.
10.
Yes, I guess I could say that.
11.
No
12.
No
13.
Yes
14.
No
15.
No
16.
Well, in parts of the country (most likely in the Deep South), this is where it is the most prominent, though the actual number of blue laws and the extent of punshment varies.
17.
Well, there have been reports of voter tampering, but I’m sure that it’s not supported by the government.
18.
Don’t think so.
19.
Even if our government was using propaganda, It’s not real effective.
20.
No
21.
There’s a lot of people looking out for that sort of thing (affirmative action, anyone?) Even if it was done by the government, it’d be controversial and I’m sure a lot of peolpe would rally to get it changed.
22.
No
23.
Debatable
24.
I don’t believe so.
25.
No
26.
Somewhat, but not entirely.
2/26 minimum
I’m American, and I live in the greatest, most free, bravest, richest country in the world, and proud of it!
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(My opinion of U.S.)
1.
Probably not on a regular basis, or at least aside from violations of the law.
2.
Not in droves.
3.
Don’t think it’s been done in decades.
4.
Whaddaya think?
5.
No
6.
Probably not too much
7.
Doubtful
8.
No
9.
Americans usually tend to be, but the national government… Debatable. State government varies.
10.
Yes, I guess I could say that.
11.
No
12.
No
13.
Yes
14.
No
15.
No
16.
Well, in parts of the country (most likely in the Deep South), this is where it is the most prominent, though the actual number of blue laws and the extent of punshment varies.
17.
Well, there have been reports of voter tampering, but I’m sure that it’s not supported by the government.
18.
Don’t think so.
19.
Even if our government was using propaganda, It’s not real effective.
20.
No
21.
There’s a lot of people looking out for that sort of thing (affirmative action, anyone?) Even if it was done by the government, it’d be controversial and I’m sure a lot of peolpe would rally to get it changed.
22.
No
23.
Debatable
24.
I don’t believe so.
25.
No
26.
Somewhat, but not entirely.
2/26 minimum
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